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A. Sleemi, MD, MPH

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female pelvic reconstructive surgeon, urogyn, obstetric fistula fighter,fighting to keep vaginas safe worldwide amateur potter🏺 no one is free until we're all free🇵🇸 #medsky she/her

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Dr Abeba Birhane@abeba.blacksky.app · 13h ago

the most striking aspect of meta's proposed changes is that they are all about restricting teens and not about making these platforms more healthier/better for all

Dr Abeba Birhane@abeba.blacksky.app · 2d ago

"for all the people “celebrating” this as a win “against” Meta, you’ve been fooled. Meta just cut a deal to put itself in charge of how social media works going forward. this is Meta taking a “please regulate me Daddy” approach to the government, & getting exactly what it really has been asking for"

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 3d ago

New: Rashida Tlaib leads 40 members of Congress, including 6 senators, in demanding Marco Rubio free 20-year-old American Sama Safi from Israeli detention. Doctors warn that Israel's detention is putting Sama at risk of "progressive tissue injury & irreversible organ damage."

Secretary Marco Rubio U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Rubio, We write with urgency to demand that the Department of State act now to ensure the immediate and permanent release of U.S. citizen Sama Safi, a 20-year-old university student with a severe complex chronic health condition, who the Israeli military has arbitrarily and wrongfully detained since June 2nd. Sama’s medical condition has rapidly deteriorated after being subjected to abysmal detention conditions in the months since armed Israeli soldiers raided her family’s home in the occupied West Bank in the middle of the night and tore her from her family. Her doctors have warned of irreversible and life-threatening damage to her internal organs if her detention continues. You have a duty to secure the safety and security of U.S. citizens abroad, and we urge you to act quickly to prevent further irreparable harm to Sama by securing her immediate release. Sama, a current honors psychology student at Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, was kidnapped and detained without charge in a pre-dawn raid on June 2nd, as part of a series of raids targeting Birzeit University students that morning that wrongfully detained three other young women: Natalie Abu Diah, Leila Khalil, and Joulan Abu Awad. This targeting of Palestinian students is not an isolated incident but part of what United Nations human rights experts have called a systematic policy to “undermine the right to education.”1 Since June 2nd, Sama has suffered under appalling conditions in Israeli military detention. She has been transferred through multiple facilities, including an illegal transfer out of the occupied West Bank to the Damon Israeli military prison near Haifa—a blatant violation of the 4th Geneva Convention.2 Sama has described the use of serious physical violence by guards against detainees, including frequent physical assault, shackling, and the throwing of gas and stun grenades into al…repeated verbal abuse and being placed in painful stress positions, as well as the presence of rapidly spreading infectious skin disease, rats, and mattresses reeking of feces. These inhumane conditions and violence towards detainees are not unique to one facility. They are systemic and well-documented throughout Israel’s vast military prison system, where thousands of Palestinians are held every day, many indefinitely and without charge. In December, the United Nations Committee Against Torture denounced Israel’s application of “a de facto State policy of organized and widespread torture and ill-treatment” in these prisons, including evidence of sexual violence, electrocution, waterboarding, systemic denial of medical care, denial of adequate nutrition and water, and deprivation of clothing, sleep, and access to hygiene facilities.3 Such wretched conditions and treatment have caused Sama’s health to rapidly decline to dangerous levels in detention. Sama suffers from a severe and complex chronic medical condition known as Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), which requires regular monitoring, daily medication, and recurring specialized biologic treatment abroad. Sama has reported receiving her medication inconsistently throughout her detention, resulting in frequent missed doses. Since returning to detention on August 16 following a brief medical release, Sama has reportedly not once received her daily medication nor been seen by doctors. Stress positions and shackling have exacerbated her condition, causing severe rheumatoid and chest pain. Her doctors have warned that with her continued military detention and “being constantly exposed to conditions that exacerbate her inflammatory status, the possibility of progressive tissue injury and irreversible organ damage is our greatest concern.” Every day that Sama remains wrongfully detained in these inhumane conditions, she is at greater risk of irreversible and life-threatening repercussions. On August 17, over 100 fait…
ProPublica@propublica.org · 19h ago

People who’ve worked on U.S. government vaccination programs fear that kids in America will wind up fighting for their lives against preventable infections. “I don’t think I imagined it could or would be this bad,” said a former CDC vaccine leader.

Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.

In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children.

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CODEPINK@codepink.bsky.social · 20h ago

An Israeli occupation soldier recorded a video showing the destruction that US-Israeli genocide has caused to Gaza. Not a single structure is left standing. The world must never forget.

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Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 2d ago

Denmark, particularly in Copenhagen, has installed floating platforms/islands planted with wildflowers and native vegetation in its harbors and canals. These create safe urban habitats and sanctuaries for birds, bees, pollinators, insects, and even some aquatic life. Original post

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+972 Magazine@972mag.com · 2d ago

Under Israel’s watch, Palestinian gangs are sowing chaos in the West Bank By turning a blind eye to armed criminals while constraining Palestinian police, Israel is ‘engineering lawlessness’ to deepen its control over the territory. www.972mag.com/israel-surve...

Under Israel’s watch, Palestinian gangs are sowing chaos in the West Bank

By turning a blind eye to armed criminals while constraining Palestinian police, Israel is ‘engineering lawlessness’ to deepen its control over the territory.

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